Several madrasas and Islamic organisations are planning to implement anti-militant programmes following the recent spate of militant attacks in the country. The authorities of Government Madrasa-e-Alia, Dhaka, have asked its teachers to impart anti-militancy lectures in their classes. They also plan to hold a seminar to create awareness against militancy among students. The madrasa’s principal, Prof. Siraj Uddin Ahmad, said the government has directed them to create awareness against militancy among the students. “As part of the  government directives, we have already organised anti-militancy seminars comprising students and teachers of our madrasa and we will again hold such meetings after all the students return from holidays,”…

A day after the claim made by Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali that  the image of the country…